Beginning this afternoon, a fast-growing stream of tweets began reporting the death of the former Scubs star with a link pointing to a fake CNN story claiming he had committed suicide. As of yet, there has been no word from the Braff camp to officially denounce the Twitter hoax, but you can be assured it is coming.
Great advice from Reputation Defender: “While Twitter works out the kinks in quickly defusing these stories, it is important that all Twitter users look at the things they see in their feed from a logical and objective point of view.
Don’t retweet a story blindly, that is how a hoax spreads.
Most importantly, don’t click on any suspicious link you find on Twitter or elsewhere. Taking practical steps to protect your identity online is a critical way to manage your online reputation.”
